Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in October
43 species listed for October · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
43 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow. New this month: Eurasian Nuthatch, Little Grebe, Moorhen and Common Raven and 12 more.
New in October16
Residents
(29)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Dec
Summer visitors
(3)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(9)Present outside the breeding season
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Redwing
Turdus iliacusNT
Regularly Oct–Feb
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–May
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made